Original italian name: Fagiolini Pomodoro I have been away from the blog for a while but now getting back to track to share more new interesting italian recipes that I have been cooking during this time. The salad with green beans and tomatoes is the real summer favourite. The main ingredients for this salad are riped ...

Chinese Recipe : Hunan Beef Ingredients: * 2 cups broccoli florets * 2 tbsps. cooking oil * 2 tsp. minced garlic * 4 small dried red chilies * 1 tsp. cornstarch dissolved in 2 tsp. water Marinade * 2 tbsps. soy sauce * 2 tsp. cornstarch * 1 tbsp. Chinese rice wine or dry sherry * 3/4 lb. flank steak, thinly sliced across the grain Sauce: * 3 ...

Continuing with the BBQ/Indian food theme (well, the weather continues to be good so why not?!) it’s time to turn to that modern day and much consumed in various guises of foods, the burger. Now the burger gets a hard time from the food police. Blamed for the continuing obesity ‘crisis’ that has hit our shores, ...

As the cold nights set in and we don ever thicker socks and silly winter hats, we turn our thoughts to sustaining food that fills stomachs and warms the soul. Rich stews and broths, packed with chunky vegetables and barley, pulses and meat that melts in the mouth and fat dumplings to fill up any ...

Original Italian name: Calamari in insalata alla genovese Place of origin: Liguria, Northern Italy Genoese squid salad is absolutely fabulous for summer, when french beans and new potatoes are at their best. This salad can be served as a first course or light lunch. Ingredients (serves 3-4) 300-350 g prepared cleaned squid, cut into rings 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped 200ml ...

* 6 cloves garlic * 3 tbsp. red wine vinegar * 1 tsp. Dijon mustard * 1/2 tsp. dried thyme * 1/2 tsp. salt * 1/4 tsp. black pepper * 1/3 cup olive oil * 2 1/2 lbs. red potatoes, scrubbed * 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped * 3 green onions, minced * 1/4 cup parsley, chopped 1. For dressing: Preheat oven to 300 ...